一いち度ども

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Meanings

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

Always used with a negative verb to mean 'not even once' or 'never'. Emphasizes that something has not happened at all.

彼かれは一いち度ども遅ち刻こくしたことがない。
He has never been late, not even once.
この映えい画がは一いち度ども見みたことがありません。
I have never seen this movie, not even once.

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Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
度degrees, occurrence, time

Related words

決けっしてN4
決して~ない expresses a strong, determined negation ('never, absolutely not'), while 一度も~ない specifically stresses that an occurrence count is zero.

Opposites

何なん度どもN2
何度も means 'many times' and pairs with positive verbs, the opposite of 一度も which pairs with negatives to mean 'not even once'.

Don't confuse with

一いち度どN5
一度 means 'once' and is used in positive sentences, while 一度も requires a negative verb and means 'not even once'.

Written forms

一いち度ども
Standard kanji spelling.
１いち度ども
Numeral variant, sometimes seen in informal or space-constrained writing.

Etymology

Combination of 一度 (ichido, 'once') and the inclusive particle も (mo), used with a negative predicate to express 'not even once'.